diff --git a/constants/constants.go b/constants/constants.go
index 2f4b4f2..2a09077 100644
--- a/constants/constants.go
+++ b/constants/constants.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ var (
 
 	/* Devices */
 	devicesProhibited    = []string{"eno", "eth", "lo", "docker", "flannel", "cni"} // interfaces we never add to a pool
-	devicesEnvVar        = "AFXDP_DEVICES"                                          // env var set in the end user application pod, lists AF_XDP devices attached
+	devicesEnvVarPrefix  = "AFXDP_DEVICES_"                                         // env var set in the end user application pod, lists AF_XDP devices attached
 	deviceValidNameRegex = `^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$`                                       // regex to check if a string is a valid device name
 	deviceValidNameMin   = 1                                                        // minimum length of a device name
 	deviceValidNameMax   = 50                                                       // maximum length of a device name
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ func init() {
 
 	Devices = devices{
 		Prohibited:     devicesProhibited,
-		EnvVarList:     devicesEnvVar,
+		EnvVarList:     devicesEnvVarPrefix,
 		ValidNameRegex: deviceValidNameRegex,
 		ValidNameMin:   deviceValidNameMin,
 		ValidNameMax:   deviceValidNameMax,
diff --git a/internal/deviceplugin/poolManager.go b/internal/deviceplugin/poolManager.go
index 1cbdebf..3952d07 100644
--- a/internal/deviceplugin/poolManager.go
+++ b/internal/deviceplugin/poolManager.go
@@ -277,11 +277,8 @@ func (pm *PoolManager) Allocate(ctx context.Context,
 			}
 		}
 
-		// MT this doesn't really work as the env var is being set per Allocate request
-		// Could leave the app to deduce the af_xdp device name from the path above
-		// or write the device name into a file in the same path as the xskmap
-		// or just drop altogher?
-		envs[constants.Devices.EnvVarList] = strings.Join(crqt.DevicesIDs[:], " ")
+		envVar := constants.Devices.EnvVarList + strings.ToUpper(pm.Name)
+		envs[envVar] = strings.Join(crqt.DevicesIDs[:], " ")
 		envsPrint, err := tools.PrettyString(envs)
 		if err != nil {
 			logging.Errorf("Error printing container environment variables: %v", err)